Many years ago, a 10—year—old boy walked into a soda shop. He asked the , "How much is an ice cream sundae(圣代) ?"
"Fifty cents," the waitress replied. The boy into his pockets, pulled out a handful of change and began counting. The waitress looked at the boy impatiently. , she had other customers to wait on.
After counting, the boy asked the waitress again, " How much is a dish of plain(普通的) ice cream? " "Thirty-five cents, " the waitress said a little .
Again the boy counted his coins. At last, he said, "I'II have the plain ice cream please. " He put 35 cents the counter(柜台). The waitress took the coins, brought the ice cream and walked away.
About ten minutes later, she retumed and found the ice cream dish . The boy was gone. She the empty dish—then she was surprised.
There on the counter, next to the wet spot where the dish had been, were 15 cents. The boy had . money for a sundae, but he had ordered plain ice cream he could leave her a tip.
In a world that tells us to "get we can" , every so often it's good to be reminded to "give something. away".
A．woman B．waitress C．waiter D．man
A．reached B．took C．moved D．looked
A．After all B．In the end C．To be honest D．At last
A．happily B．angrily C．patiently D．worriedly
A．In B．under C．on D．over
A．dirty B．empty C．broken D．gone
A．picked up B．put up C．cut up D．ate up
A．a lot of B．enough C．much D．a little
A．so B．or C．and D．but
A．all B．nothing C．someyhing D．any
What do the people usually do on weekends? Some people like to at home, but others like to go out for a walk or play football. Mr. Smith hard in a factory during (在期间) the . On the weekends, he usually the same thing. On Saturday he washes his car and on he goes with his family to a village(村庄) by car. His uncle and aunt a farm there. It isn't a big one, but there is always to do on the farm. The children help with the animals and give them some . Mr. and Mrs. Smith help in the field. At the end of the day, they are all and Mr. Smith's aunt them a big meal.
A．play B．stay C．be D．so
A．works B．does C．makes D．studies
A．day B．year C．week D．month
A．does B．do C．make D．has
A．Friday B．Saturday C．Thursday D．Sunday
A．have B．has C．bring D．find
A．many B．much C．any D．most
A．food B．rice C．cakes D．fruit
A．full B．angry C．hungry D．happy
A．give B．puts C．makes D．Does
My father died when I was a little kid. I have been my mother since then. We were so that sometimes I didn’t have enough food to eat. However, my mother didn’t lose the at all. She got two part-time jobs to pay for my education. She did what she could to make me live happily.
At the age of twenty-two, I from the college and found a good job. However, a few months ago, I felt and then the doctor told me I had a stomach cancer. I couldn’t the terrible fact. I couldn’t eat rich food. And I could only eat a little and frequent 频繁的meals. Every day, my mother went out of her way to simple but delicious food for me. She told me there were some sick people beat cancer successfully.
To our , after another CT, the doctor told me my tumor肿瘤got much smaller than before, and I was away from the of caner. On that day, I hugged my mother and smiled with tears.
A．waiting for B．looking after C．living with D．looking for
A．poor B．rich C．happy D．lonely
A．chance B．job C．life D．hope
A．learned B．returned C．graduated D．started
A．worried B．sick C．sad D．unhappy
A．hear B．believe C．see D．care
A．cook B．buy C．catch D．keep
A．whom B．what C．which D．who
A．sadness B．happiness C．disappointment D．embarrassment
A．news B．story C．danger D．Beginning
Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was ____ to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou（北美驯鹿）? Do they kill people?
They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to ____. The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.
People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was _____. He had his gun with him______.
Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them. Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very ____ mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to ____ food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf ____ the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his ____ any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were ____. Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to ____ them and not to kill them.
A．seen B．told C．heard D．found
A．a small town B．a big city C．a far place D．a lonely village
A．afraid B．happy C．angry D．tired
A．at times B．all the time C．once a week D．every afternoon
A．bad B．good C．hungry D．thirsty
A．cook B．make C．get D．pick
A．shouted at B．looked into C．laughed at D．played with
A．food B．clothes C．gun D．plane
A．not good B．not true C．not easy D．not clear
A．grow B．have C．teach D．understand
It is a thousand kilometers across that desert (沙漠) . The road is nearly good all the way.
Sometimes there is deep sand. A driver must then put his foot down hard and drive through! There are three small ___ along the way. Tom reached the first place, at 10 p.m. He had his ____ in a little restaurant there. It was a warm night in August. Tom wanted to ____ through the night.
He left the restaurant at 11:30 and drove over two hours. There wasn’t the moon, but the ___ were wonderful. There was nothing else on the road. Tom thought, ‘It’s an empty desert. Not a tree. Not a house. Not a man.’ He could __ the endless, white road in the cars’ headlights. A million stars looked down on him. It was two o’clock in the morning. Tom stopped the car. He was two hundred kilometers from the ___ _ town. ‘ I will light the cooker,’ he thought, ‘ and make some tea.’ He got out of the car. He heard some sounds ten or fifteen meters ___ __. He could not see anything in the darkness. A man said, ‘ Good morning. It’s a __ __ morning, isn’t it?’ The man came forward, out of the darkness. Tom did not move. Then the man said, ‘ You’re going to ___ _ some tea, aren’t you? I often get a cup of tea at this time. It’s two o’clock. Cars always ____ __ near here at this time. Sometimes I get a meal. Now listen, and I will tell you a story. Then you will give me..’
A．cities B．hotels C．villages D．towns
A．tea B．supper C．lunch D．breakfast
A．live B．stay C．drive D．walk
A．trees B．animals C．stars D．clouds
A．see B．ride C．hear D．find
A．home B．other C．next D．last
A．about B．from C．far D．away
A．noisy B．lovely C．sleepy D．sunny
A．eat B．make C．cook D．drink
A．stop B．leave C．meet D．run
For many people, going on holidays has become part of their life. But some people are ____ about the travel price. Can we still pay for traveling spending too much money?
We talk to some people to get some useful . They all agree that making a good plan is very . They say if you want to travel by yourself, you go traveling you may want to spend less money. And then you should think about the following things.
Cheap does not always mean quality(质量). Spend some time studying about a hotel or the place you want to go.
Driving a car may not be the choice because sometimes you should pay more money for that.
Walk the further mile. You get to know a town or a city on foot as you can stop anywhere and anytime. And the locals(居民) may be your best . Sometimes they tell better stories than tour guides.
You can always the bus if you are interested in something when you travel. So if you don’t want to walk, just take the bus. You can see people’s life in the city.
A．excited B．happy C．worried D．glad
A．with B．not C．and D．without
A．advice B．idea C．plans D．piece
A．helpless B．important C．easy D．bad
A．before B．after C．if D．as soon as
A．high B．good C．low D．nice
A．good B．bad C．best D．nice
A．worse B．better C．little D．less
A．workers B．teachers C．doctors D．guides
A．get on B．get off C．get in D．get out of